Rain: More Rain (May 31-June 1, 2011)

Well, I was wrong. The rain of a few days ago was not the last rain of the season. Since then, another 0.50 inches has fallen, it's still raining, and rain is forecast for the rest of the week. I'll have to leave the grapes until the rain stops and then spray them with sulfur again. I hope the rain won't affect flowering and fruit set too badly. Rain this late in the season is rare, but not unheard of. By the end of the week it looks like rainfall in the 2010-2011 season may have topped 40 inches (the historical average for Santa Rosa is 31.9 inches), making this one of the wettest years in a long time. As of the end of June 1, our total was 39.15 inches.